Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center
Shea Wylen currently serves as the Chief Strategy Officer at Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center, the largest provider of homeless services in Travis County, focusing on comprehensive solutions for individuals experiencing homelessness. Previous roles include Director of Development at the Austin Humane Society, where Shea contributed to life-saving programs, and various leadership positions such as Board Member for the Texas Mamma Jamma Ride, VP of Resource Development for the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and Director of Sustainable Philanthropy at LifeWorks Austin. Early career experiences involved significant roles at Goodwill Central Texas, Austin Habitat for Humanity, and Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity, all emphasizing community engagement and volunteer management. Shea Wylen holds a Bachelor's degree in Urban Ministry from Southern Nazarene University and continues to expand expertise in philanthropy through the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
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Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center
As the highest volume provider of homeless services in Austin-Travis County, Sunrise is the only agency with a fully integrated outreach plus day center model. Even though Austin has an advertised population of 3,000 unsheltered people, Sunrise serves over 5,500 unique individuals experiencing homelessness each year across their four programs, setting the standard for homelessness intake, assessment and integrated models of care. In addition to day center services, Sunrise also has street outreach teams across the city, a permanent supportive housing team and a first-of-its-kind homelessness hotline, all connected together to create better outcomes for clients. Over 1,000 Sunrise clients have obtained safe, supportive housing to date. Sunrise believes in whole-person care for the whole-person trauma of homelessness.